Crime & Metro

    Stanley Ihedigbo   Justice R.A. Oshodi of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has refused an application of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, asking the trial judge to recuse himself from the case on the allegation of bias. According to…

      Stanley Ihedigbo Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arraigned an additional 16 Chinese before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for fraud. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, they are: Hu…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   Fourteenth Prosecution Witness (PW14), Mohammed Ashelk Jidda in the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, told a Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho that the former minister paid him a dollar equivalent of N200 million in cash for the…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   In a major drug bust, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a 24-year-old woman, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, attempting to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian “loud,” a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing a staggering 46.60 kilograms into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   28-year-old lady, Samiat Olabisi Yussuf, has been arrested by the Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), during a raid of her Lekki home where 169.5 litres of nitrous oxide popularly known as laughing gas and 111grams of Loud were recovered. According to…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   Kano State Police Command has taken a significant step towards enhancing security in the state with the deployment of 554 newly passed Police Constables. These fresh recruits will be distributed across all Police Divisional Offices in the state, as well as various departments for General…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), has advised the Anambra State government to adopt a more scientific and technological approach to security, shifting away from intrusive tactics that may lead to human rights abuses. The group recommended that the state government leverage technology,…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared four associates of notorious Lagos drug kingpin Alhaji Suleiman Aremu Ganiu (aka Barryshine, Ejeoto) wanted for their involvement in multiple drug trafficking activities. This development comes as ‘Barryshine’ faces criminal charges at a Federal High Court in…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   In a major blow to drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has busted two notorious drug kingpins, who were attempting to smuggle heroin into the country. The suspects, who were arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos and the…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   A First Prosecution Witness, PW1, in the trial of one Xiao Hong Will, a Chinese, over an alleged cyber terrorism and internet fraud , told Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how he was instructed by his employers to…